First Known Use: 1888
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mannose
noun man·nose \ˈma-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz\
Definition of MANNOSE
: an aldose C6H12O6 whose dextrorotatory enantiomer occurs especially as a structural unit of mannans from which it can be recovered by hydrolysis
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Origin of MANNOSE
International Scientific Vocabulary mannite + 2-ose
Rhymes with MANNOSE
arkose, Carlos, cosmos, crustose, cymose, dextrose, engross, erose, fructose, globose, glucose, jocose, lactose, maltose, morose, mythos, nodose, pappose, pentose, pilose, plumose, ramose, rhamnose, ribose, rugose, schistose, setose, spinose, strigose, sucrose, Sukkoth, triose, up close, vadose, verbose, viscose
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mannose
noun man·nose \ˈman-ˌōs, -ˌōz\
Medical Definition of MANNOSE
: an aldose C6H12O6 whose dextrorotatory enantiomer occurs especially as a structural unit of mannans from which it can be recovered by hydrolysis
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